tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10833510.post3863810574814741951..comments2023-09-27T01:44:56.585-07:00Comments on Clark County Politics: So, newly-elected DEMOCRAT Portland Mayor Sam Adams had a sexual relationship with a teenager.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10833510.post-38424294706975053212009-01-20T23:10:00.000-08:002009-01-20T23:10:00.000-08:00Excellent points, and thanks for highlighting the ...Excellent points, and thanks for highlighting the DEMOCRAT part. I've been searching for his political affiliation. I was 99.9% certain of it, of course. <BR/><BR/>Don't you just know that if it was a Republican in this non-partisan office that they would have withheld that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10833510.post-47972922803721752132009-01-20T15:50:00.000-08:002009-01-20T15:50:00.000-08:00Fair enough. But when the AP compiled their story...Fair enough. But when the AP compiled their story they may not have been able to confirm Sam Adams' party affiliation before they sent it out on the wire. That AP story is the one picked up by virtually every news organization, including conservative ones.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm just saying I don't think this is media bias so much as a rush job by the AP.<BR/><BR/>At any rate we can agree that this is attracting alot of unwanted, and I think, undeserved negative attention for our neck of the woods. Clearly what's best for Portland is for him to resign. If he keeps his word from todays press conference that is presumably what he will do... we shall see.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250127559133062189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10833510.post-74525912902968944922009-01-20T14:53:00.000-08:002009-01-20T14:53:00.000-08:00A pertinent point. But in this instance, my take ...A pertinent point. But in this instance, my take is that Mr. Adams' party affiliation transcends the nonpartisan nature of his elective office.<BR/><BR/>When, for example, I was a Republican, even had I been elected to a nonpartisan office, that would still make me no less a Republican.<BR/><BR/>And to those of you flooding this site with obscenities because of my perspective; believe me, you do your champion no justice.<BR/><BR/>If anyone disagrees with me, I invite them to engage in civil discourse. But the threats and name-calling will be filtered out.<BR/><BR/>Every perspective is valid. Even those who feel compelled to engage in playground histrionics have a valid perspective... somewhere... but it will not be shown on this blog unless it is presented like an adult.K.J. Hintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071279261669117974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10833510.post-78673603191605615182009-01-20T06:59:00.000-08:002009-01-20T06:59:00.000-08:00I'd like to start out by saying it is my personal ...I'd like to start out by saying it is my personal opinion that Sam Adams should resign because he has proven to be untrustworthy. The inappropriateness of his relationship with the young man is also disappointing for me as a Portlander. However, Sam Adams is elected to a non-partisan office. So while it would be entirely legitimate for a news organization to call him, "liberal mayor of Portland, Sam Adams", they can't call him "democrat, Sam Adams" without stretching the bounds of journalistic integrity. This may explain the absence of party affiliation in the AP story.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250127559133062189noreply@blogger.com